Mr. E.K.P.S. Epa

Educational /professional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Specialized in Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Management, University Of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2018
• Qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom (CIMA –UK), 2019
• Qualified as a Finalist of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka (ICASL), 2019
• Certified Business Accountant in the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka (ICASL), 2018
• Advanced Diploma in International Business – University of London – United Kingdom, 2020

Positions held (Selected)

• Assistant Librarian - Reader Service Division, Main Library, University of Peradeniya. (2021 to date)
• Assistant Lecturer - Department of Finance, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya. (2019-2021)
• Tutor Mentor – Bachelor of Business Administration – Online Degree Program – CDCE – University of Peradeniya. (2019 to present)
• Lecturer in Accounting and Business Studies – Thaksalawa Educational Institute, Sri Lanka – (2017-2021)
• Visiting Lecturer in Accounting – American College of Higher Education, Sri Lanka – (2019-2020)
• Accounts Executive – Finance Division – Trinity College, Kandy. (2017-2019)
• Volunteer Student Counselor of the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya. (2019-2021)
• Logistics and Fund raising Committee member of (International Peradeniya University Management Research Sessions (I-PUMSE) – 2020
• Committee member of Logistics (Accounting and Finance Industry Forum (AccFIN2) – 2020
• President of the Finance society, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya – 2017

Membership & Awards (Selected)

• “Best Intern” Award for the Best Industrial Researcher and Best Performance in “Internship and Research Symposium – Faculty of Management – University of Peradeniya. (2017)
• Awarded “CIMA – A STAR” Fully funded Scholarship in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom for the Best graduates in Sri Lanka. (2019)
• Awarded “Commonwealth Learning” Full Scholarship by the Commonwealth Learning – Canada. (2019)
• An Active Member of United Nations Volunteers (2019.05.01 to date)
• An Active Member of Red Cross Society from (2011.03.01 to date)

Research Interests (Research Fields/ Projects)

• Information Management systems
• Digital Libraries
• Electronic Information Resources
• User Education Programmers
• Information Science
• Knowledge Management

Research Publications (Selected)

• Epa, E.K.P.S (2017). Budgetary Process and Budgetary Control on enhancing Financial Performance in Farming Organizations: Case study analysis – TCK farm, 2017: 4th Management Internship & Research Symposium of the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya Proceedings, pp.17-18